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Microsoft to improve MSDN search

At long last, Microsoft is set to do something about improving the quality of …

A Microsoft blogger has announced that the MSDN team is preparing to upgrade MSDN search. Microsoft's msdn.microsoft.com site, which is used daily by millions of developers, is the company's central repository of software development information on the Web. The ineffectiveness of the website's search feature is well-known in the developer community. The problem is compounded by the huge volume of information the site hosts.

"If you have ever used MSDN, you would agree when I say that the #1 request, by a huge margin, from our customers is improved search," said S. Somasegar, Corporate Vice President of the company's Developer Division. Somasegar goes on to say that the new MSDN search facility will not only index MSDN Library content, but will also allow developers to search the company's Codezone resources and the "tens of thousands of answered questions" that are part of the developer forums.

Currently, many developers find it to be more effective to use Google to search Microsoft's website, a situation Microsoft is not happy about. Users interested in trying out the new service can visit the beta search site at lab.msdn.microsoft.com/searchbeta, and are encouraged to provide feedback regarding their experiences.